California Rosemaler Newsletter Patti Goke & Nancy Schmidt
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California Rosemaler Newsletter June 2011 www.califrosemaler.org No. 108 Reserve your space now CRA Convention November 3—6, 2011 Culver City Featuring Vesterheim Gold Medalists Patti Goke & Nancy Schmidt Inside: Convention info Member News Membership Photo: Detail, rosemaled trunk Hallingdal Folk Museum. Photo © and courtesy, Kris Andrews From the President... Dear Rosemaling Friends, I hope everyone is getting excited to attend our CRA convention November 3-6. Plan to arrive on Thursday to do any prep work and to get settled in for our classes with Nancy Schmidt, VGM, and Patti Goke, VGM. We have been fortunate to have both of these talented teachers in the past. Nancy is WANTED: very knowledgeable on old style Os that would be acceptable for submission to Vesterheim. Patti is the Volunteers for the newsletter editor for Vesterheim and also moderator of Rosemaling on Yahoo Groups. So, we are in good Nomination committee. hands there! Please let me know I am looking for someone to be in charge of the via phone – 949/726-1947 nominating committee, so that we can fill the officer slots that will be available this year. Please contact or email – me if you would like to be on the nominating [email protected] committee, and/or if you are interested in running for an office this year. Don‟t be shy and wait to be asked. In particular, we need to find a new Vice President for two years. We have been two years in southern California and next we will be two years in northern California. It‟s great how we cover the state of California with rosemaling! 2011 CRA Board By now, I hope everyone has received their membership directory. Rebecca Nelson-Harris did a President Arlene Rounce beautiful job on that! We also have a revamped (949) 726-1947 [email protected] brochure to hand out at events thanks to Astrid Fisher and Joyce Field. Please contact them if you 1st Vice-Convention Yvonne Thomson would like to hand some out at an event you‟re at- (310) 837-1150 [email protected] tending. We‟ve had some really great events already this year! Membership Rebecca Nelson-Harris (530) 268-1422 [email protected] I‟d like to invite anyone who‟s interested to join a group that I started on Facebook. It is just started Secretary Astrid Fisher and very informal until we see the interest level. (760) 721-4194 [email protected] After entering Facebook, send me a friend request; after I accept your friend request, I‟ll invite you to Treasurer Joyce Field join the group. The name is the California Rosema- (310) 542-4228 [email protected] ling Association. Also, don‟t forget to check out our website at www.califrosemaler.org. If you have Newsletter Editor Karen Willman trouble, please give me a call. Can‟t wait for our (951) 687-7490 [email protected] convention! Arlene Rounce Historian Jurene While President (619) 465-5178 [email protected] 2 I am so happy to announce that our second teacher will be PATTI GOKE, a Vesterheim Gold Medalist and she will be teaching Telemark. Patti will be teaching in acrylics. I am looking forward to a great class with her. NANCY SCHMIDT, also a Vesterheim Gold Medalist, will be teaching an Os rosemaling project. She is an oil painter, but Os is a great style to convert to acrylics for the non-oil painters. We will post project pictures on the website as soon as we have them, and in the September newsletter. Yvonne Thomson, 1st Vice President 2011 Convention in Southern California November 3rd 4th 5th & 6th 2011 Nancy PattI Schmidt Goke ancy has been rosemaling since 1977, studying atti began rosemaling 25 years ago when her husband with numerous American and Norwegian encouraged her to take a community ed class — he painters, here and in Norway. She is an art had an old trunk which he wanted rosemaled. Since that time, she had studied under Sigmund Aarseth, education graduate of the University of PEgil Dahle, Nils Ellingsgaard, Oskar Kjetsaa, Bjørgliot Lunde, NWisconsin, Whitewater, and is active in the Norse Kari Petterson and Eli Sælid of Norway, and studied under Rosemaler‟s Association in Milwaukee and also the many of the prominent American painters. She received a MN Wisconsin State Rosemaler‟s Association in Stoughton, state grant to apprentice with Karen Jenson for a year. She has WI. She received Vesterheim‟s Gold Medal for won many awards, competing regionally, nationally and Rosemaling in 1990 and has taught extensively over the internationally, and received her Vesterheim Gold Medal for United States and has judged many rosemaling shows rosemaling in 2007. including National Competition at Vesterheim. She has Her work has been displayed at the National Folk Museum in received grants from the state of Wisconsin to teach Oslo, Norway as well as New York City, NY; St. Paul, MN and rosemaling individually. Nancy represented Wisconsin‟s Seattle, WA., and one of her pieces is included in Vesterheim‟s Arts Board on a trip to Japan in 1990 and has taught in permanent display. Her rosemaling is in private collections in Japan numerous times since then. Norway and the U.S., and Patti‟s rosemaling adorns the interior She is well known and accomplished in numerous styles décor of Norway‟s historic Raftevold Hotel in Hornindal. She of rosemaling: Telemark, Os, Rogaland, Valdres, has studied and photographed rosemaling throughout Norway on seven self-guided trips, and paints most of the styles of rose- Hallingdal and Gudbrandsdal. Her painting background maling with Vest Agder being her specialty. She is currently also includes painting scenery and figures and more the editor of Vesterheim‟s Rosemaling Newsletter. Oh, by the modern interpretations using the idea of rosemaling. way, her husband is still waiting for the trunk to be painted... Nancy has taken a number of acanthus woodcarving classes as well... 3 Convention Schedule Convention The classes will have the same format as last year, Details two teachers, with one and a half days with each teacher. A quick rundown on schedule: Thursday Nov 3rd Registration and Basecoating Friday Nov 4th Classes Saturday Nov 5th Classes and Banquet The Hotel Sunday Nov 6th Classes The 2011 convention will be held in the same location and at the same time as last year. Reservations for Trade Floor The name of the hotel will be changed by One of the benefits of convention is the chance to shop then to the Double Tree Hotel with a few and/or sell things at the Trade Floor. A portion of the upgrades. I have been told there will be some sales goes to CRA to help with the cost of of putting on good improvements to the rooms. For the the convention. people that missed last year‟s convention, every room has a refrigerator, hair dryer, If you‟re wanting to sell rosemaling, supplies, packets, coffee pot and features Sweet Dreams Beds wood, etc. at convention‟s trade floor, you need to by Doubletree, designed to give you a contact Jurene While in plenty of time so she knows what luxurious night‟s sleep. type of items will be coming in and can plan the spaces. Table space is limited — reserve your space with Jurene The hotel provides FREE shuttle service no later than October 24, the MONDAY a WEEK from LAX airport. BEFORE convention. Also, fill in the inventory list (page 5) with your item‟s name/number/price — you The Double Tree Hotel (Old Radisson) has a need to give that to her when you turn in your items for great restaurant and bar and there are the trade floor. Make a copy to keep for your records. restaurants nearby within walking distance. All items must be individually tagged (and legible) with your name, item number and item‟s price before they are I have secured a great rate of turned in for the Trade Floor. Look for more details in $95.00 per night. September‟s Newsletter Jurene While Double Tree Hotel 6161 West Centinela Avenue Culver City, CA 90232 310/ 649-1776 Call for Donations Website: www.doubletree.com Westside Yes! That does mean you!! (if you would like to see the hotel!!) Convention is always more fun with You can call to make a reservation any time, exciting raffle prizes and plenty of door but don‟t forget to mention that you are with prizes to look forward to. the California Rosemaling Association to get this special rate. The Convention registration Please consider donating something small, form is on page 15. If you‟re not yet a CRA something large, something in between; member, send in your membership (page 14). maybe one, maybe a ton, maybe something in between. Remember it‟s never too early to send in your Contact Carol Ganzi about your donation. deposit. I look forward to seeing everyone. 310 / 273-5096 or [email protected] Yvonne Thomson Astrid Fisher, CRA Secretary 1st Vice President 4 (cell phone)…………………………………………. November 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Contact: Jurene While (619) 465-5178 [email protected] Trade Floor reservation deadline October 24, 2011 Inventory List required to submit Trade Floor items Belated birthday wishes to a very special CRA member, Ethel Kvalheim, who celebrated her 99th birthday in March. Her works have been an integral part of America‟s rosemaling landscape and a highlight of Stoughton, WI. She began rosemaling in the 1940‟s — Per Lysne was a neighbor. Vesterheim awarded its first Gold Medal in rosemaling to Ethel Rosemaling Kvalheim in 1969; she‟s received the St.